Mansfield Middle School
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Journal Response – Due Friday, May 10^th

2 Bonus Points if the assignment is turned in before Friday

Independent Reading

This assignment should be written in the form of a letter. Focus areas for this week:

• Letter format (greeting, closing, date, paragraphs)
• Editing (Reread your work before you hand it in. Ask a classmate or parent for help with words you don’t know how to spell. Check punctuation.)
• Specific details from the text (Support your ideas with specific details from the text. Refer to specific scenes in the book. Use character’s names.)

Paragraph #1

Tell about the book you are currently reading.

• Short summary
• Point of View
• Genre

Paragraph #2

Think about the characters in your book. Choose one minor character from the book.

• Explain who the character is.
• Explain WHY you think the author included that character in the text. Remember, all minor characters are included for a reason! (This is a place to be really specific.)

Paragraph #3

Write about a theme (life lesson) from your book.

• Theme
• Explain how the author teaches this lesson in the book. (This is a place to be really specific.)